ALPHA-FORMYLPHENYLACETONITRILE IN THE SOLID-STATE AT 220 K

Authors
CLELLAND IC MCNAB H PARSONS S
Citation
Ic. Clelland et al., ALPHA-FORMYLPHENYLACETONITRILE IN THE SOLID-STATE AT 220 K, Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications, 53, 1997, pp. 807-809
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Crystallography
Journal title
Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
01082701
Volume
53
Year of publication
1997
Part
6
Pages
807 - 809
Database
ISI
SICI code
0108-2701(1997)53:<807:AITSA2>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The title compound, 3-hydroxy-2-phenylpropenonitrile (alpha-hydroxymet hylene-alpha-phenylacetonitrile), C9H7NO, exists in the solid state as the Z-enol tautomer, forming one-dimensional chains via hydrogen bond ing between the enol OH group and the nitrile N atom.